Open data makes good things happen.

When government information is expressed as standardized, open data — instead of old-fashioned documents — good things happen. Open data means better transparency for citizens, better management tools for government leaders, and automated compliance for regulated entities.

Data Transparency 2018

On Wednesday, October 10, the sixth annual Data Transparency 2018 (DT2018) will explore how data is being standardized, shared and used to create a better future for our society.

Hudson Hollister, president of the Data Coalition, and Frank Landefeld, Public Sector Market Lead at MorganFranklin Consulting, recently published a paper exploring the government’s challenges and opportunities in the area of grant-related data. They joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk more about it.

A new report from the Data Foundation points to the success of a Department of Health and Human Services pilot program to divine the government’s potential to untangle the bureaucracy of federal grant reporting.